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When it becomes operational, the Roman Space Telescope is expected to offer scientists an unprecedented look into the cosmos,
boasting an 8-foot (2.4-meter) mirror similar to the Hubble Space Telescope,
but with a field of view 100 times larger than Hubble's.
Roman is also outfitted with a coronagraph that allows it to block the light from distant stars, enabling it to see planets that might be orbiting around those stars.
If all goes according to plan, Roman will …

Rattling the Roman Space Telescope | Space photo of the day for March 26, 2026
The observatory was recently blasted with acoustic waves equal to the loudness of a jet engine from 100 feet away.

Endangered sawfish at risk from plan to double water extraction from WA’s Fitzroy River, advocates say https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/24/endangered-sawfish-at-risk-wa-fitzroy-river-western-australia

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Source: Muon Space, which operates satellite networks for climate and national security monitoring, is raising $250M; it has raised ~$181M since its 2021 launch (Alan Neuhauser/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/climate-deals/2026/06/24/muon-space-satellites-…

Scoop: Muon Space raising $250M for satellite constellations
Eclipse is leading the round, a source tells Axios Pro.

Oman Tells Allies Ships Going Through Hormuz May Have to Pay (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-26/oman-tells-allies-ships-going-through-hormuz-may-have-to-pay
http://www.memeorandum.com/260626/p59#a260626p59

On May 1, 1517
— now referred to as Evil May Day
— riots broke out in London as a response to an influx of immigrant workers.
Eighty years later, a play was written that includes some of these events.
The play, called Sir Thomas More, wasn't published or performed at the time,
quite possibly because it was censored.
This speech from the play is delivered to the rampaging crowd by Thomas More, who was sheriff of London at the time.
Thomas More…

Judge Lifts West Point's Restrictions on Civilian Professors' Speech (Benjamin Weiser/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/nyregion/west-point-trump-free-speech.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260526/p139#a260526p139

By using a wide, infrared beam to power existing terrestrial solar infrastructure,
Overview Energy thinks it can sidestep the technological challenges and safety and regulatory issues that bedevil plans to transmit power to Earth through high-power lasers or microwave beams.
CEO Marc Berte says you’ll be able to stare right into his satellite’s beam with no ill effects.
The technology would increase the return on investment from building solar farms and reduce reliance on …

Meta inks deal for solar power at night, beamed from space | TechCrunch
Overview Energy's first contract with Meta is a small step toward a future of space-based solar power.

The race to secure electricity for AI models has reached new heights:
Meta has signed an agreement with the startup Overview Energy that could see a thousand satellites beam infrared light to solar farms that power data centers at night.
(Haven't they seen RoboCop?)
In 2024, Meta’s data centers used more than 18,000 gigawatt-hours of electricity
— roughly enough to power more than 1.7 million American homesfor a year
— and its need for compute power is only…

Meta inks deal for solar power at night, beamed from space | TechCrunch
Overview Energy's first contract with Meta is a small step toward a future of space-based solar power.